Overview
- Murillo’s opener stood after a VAR check concluded Dan Ndoye was not in Alisson Becker’s line of vision and did not impede an opponent.
- Igor Jesus had a potential second goal ruled out for accidental handball, a decision the Match Centre said confirmed the referee’s on-field call.
- The Premier League issued two statements on its Match Centre/X account detailing the rationale for each decision.
- Pundits including Martin Keown, Ashley Williams and Paul Robinson criticized the handball ruling, while former referee Mike Dean backed the award of Murillo’s goal.
- Liverpool trailed 1-0 at half-time, and the episode revived comparisons to Virgil van Dijk’s earlier disallowed goal that led the club to write to PGMOL, with no rule changes announced.